Olaf de Fleur
Encyclopedia
Olaf de Fleur is an Iceland
ic film director
and producer
.
He studied physics
in Reykjavík
, graduating in 1995. Since then he has participated in many film projects, including both feature and documentary
films. After working for two years for a production company, focusing primarily on TV documentaries, he founded the independent production company Poppoli Pictures. Headed by Johannesson as director and producer, the team created Shining Star that won the "Best Documentary" in the Icelandic Film Awards 2004 and Africa United that won the same prize in 2005.
Among recent films by de Fleur are Act Normal, a film about a Buddhist monk who in the 10 years that took to film the project, disrobes, marries and divorces before becoming a monk again. A film about transsexuals in the Philippines
and in Thailand
, entitled The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela
won him the Teddy award
for best feature film at the 58th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival
, where it was presented in the Panorama section of the festival.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
He studied physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
in Reykjavík
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, graduating in 1995. Since then he has participated in many film projects, including both feature and documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
films. After working for two years for a production company, focusing primarily on TV documentaries, he founded the independent production company Poppoli Pictures. Headed by Johannesson as director and producer, the team created Shining Star that won the "Best Documentary" in the Icelandic Film Awards 2004 and Africa United that won the same prize in 2005.
Among recent films by de Fleur are Act Normal, a film about a Buddhist monk who in the 10 years that took to film the project, disrobes, marries and divorces before becoming a monk again. A film about transsexuals in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, entitled The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a 2008 drama film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.-Plot:Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris...
won him the Teddy award
Teddy Award
The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival . Here, an "independent jury" implies that its members are not officially selected by the committee of the Berlinale...
for best feature film at the 58th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
The Berlin International Film Festival , also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading film festivals and most reputable media events. It is held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in West Berlin in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978...
, where it was presented in the Panorama section of the festival.
Filmography
- Blindsker (2004)
- Africa United (2005)
- Act NormalAct NormalAct Normal is a 2006 Icelandic documentary by Olaf de Fleur.-Plot:The film revolves around Robert T. Edison who at 18 years of age left Britain for Thailand to become a Buddhist monk. Five years after he moves to Iceland in 1994 to form the first Buddhist sect in the country, he decides to disrobe...
(2006) - The Amazing Truth about Queen RaquelaThe Amazing Truth About Queen RaquelaThe Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a 2008 drama film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.-Plot:Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris...
(2008) - The Higher Force (Icelandic. Stóra planið) (2008)
- Circledrawers (2009)
- Diary of a Circledrawer (2009)